Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Sunday, February 1, 2026
A Sunday Bee built around the center letter B: 80 words, 427 points in total and Genius at 298, with two pangrams, BALLOONING and BILLABONG at the top of the list. The BO- family alone contributes 23 of the 80 words.
A
G
I
B
L
N
O
80Accepted words
427Max score
298Genius at
2Pangrams
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter B. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangrams
There are 2 pangrams today, running 10, 9 letters - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on BO- (BOBA, BOBBIN, BOBBING, BOBBLING) do much of the heavy work today.
The two pangrams
Each uses all seven letters: A, G, I, L, N, O, B.
BALLOONING
BILLABONG
All 80 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
aboil
albino
alibi
baaing
baba
babbling
baboon
bagging
bail
bailing
baling
ball
balling
balloon
ballooning
banal
banana
bang
banging
banning
baobab
bilabial
bill
billabong
billing
billion
binging
bingo
binning
blab
blabbing
blin
bling
blini
blob
blobbing
blog
blogging
boba
bobbin
bobbing
bobbling
bogging
boggling
boil
boiling
boing
bola
boll
bolo
bologna
bonbon
bong
bongo
boning
bonobo
boob
booboo
boogaloo
booing
boon
gabbing
gabbling
gibbon
gibing
glib
glob
global
gobbling
goblin
labia
labial
lobbing
lobo
nabbing
nabob
nibbling
noob
obliging
oblong
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